The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection of schools now scattered across five conferences: the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Mountain West. The rankings will be published weekly on the Hotline throughout the regular season. (All times Pacific) 1. Oregon (10-0/7-0 Big Ten) Last week : 1 Result: beat Maryland 39-18 Next up: at Wisconsin (4:30 p.m. on NBC) Comment: The Ducks were due for a less-than-stellar performance, particularly after a showdown in the Big House, and mediocre Maryland was the perfect opponent to draw it out of them. The efficiency needs to ramp back up this week — not necessarily to a 10, but